When Ivy saw Drake’s sapphire card, she couldn’t but look at him differently.Although she was the most prominent member of the Anderson family, she only had about two million in the bank.That’s why she has Deluxe bank gold card which was one grade lower than Drake’s.Although she had previously said that she could double the price to buy her own Dream Lover necklace, she was secretly going to ask her father to pay for it.Seeing Ivy gaze on him even made Drake more excitedHe went on and said,“You can do whatever you want! I’ll pay for everyone tonight. However, that table isn’t included.”The table Drake pointed at was the table Kevin was sitting. Because Kevin hadn’t fully been accepted by the Jones family, very few people were willing to sit at the same table as him.The people who chose to sit with him weren’t as wealthy or popular as the rest of the guest.Drake simply didn’t care if he offended them.He continued to push Kevin’s buttons,“Kevin! Do you have any money? Don’t t
CHAPTER TWENTYCold sweats were streaming down Drake’s face.He stepped forward and summoned every courage in him to respond,“We will not go back on our word. We will pay for it.”As he spoke he gave a pleading look towards his grandmother.There is no way he could find four hundred thousand dollars this evening so he unconsciously took a step towards grandma Jones like he little poor puppy.Grandma Jones forced a smile and said to Mr. Collins,“It was our fault tonight. Mr. Collins please don’t hold it against us and don’t worry, we’ll get you the money right away.”After saying that, she turned to the Jones family member who were in the banquet hall,“We can’t let Drake pay all the expenses tonight. Each of you should contribute five thousand dollars, the rest of the money will be paid by Drake and me.”Everyone nodded in agreement.They had no choice but they wanted to look like they were okay with it.However, two of them couldn’t hide their concerned and had very embarrassed exp
Collins remembered all the good things Kevin had done for him in the past and said,“It’s hard to change old habits, boss… ehrm, I mean Kevin”You could hear everyone’s heave sigh of relief.They didn’t understand why Collins would call Kevin bossStill, everyone wondered on how Kevin and Mr. Collins knew each other.Kevin asked his friend,“If you could just ask the waiter confirm the price of my table, I could give you my card to pay.”With a big smile, Collins shook his head replied,“Your money is no good here. Put your card away.”He was going to give Kevin his meal for free.Then he told the hotel manager that Kevin’s meal would be free even in the future.Kevin was stunned and he opened his mouth to speak but Collins immediately understood and quickly changed his offer.“How about I give you a discount? A fifty percent discount!”He turned to the hotel manager and said,“Please go ahead with Mr. Williams bill and bring it back to me.”The hotel manager quickly nodded,“Right aw
Kevin raised his eyebrows when he remembered Eliana WhitesWhat a nice surprise!He was very happy that she was doing well too.Kevin met Eliana when he lost his briefcase in a wine shop.She was working in the shop and noticed that he’d left it behind.When she went outside with the briefcase, Kevin had just gotten into his car and left.Eliana ran after him for three blocks and tried to catch up with him.When Kevin finally remembered that he forgot his briefcase, he made a U-turn and saw her standing there, out of breath holding his briefcase in her hands.Kevin found out that Eliana wanted to start her own business so he formed a partnership with her.He also gave her a hundred thousand dollars just like he gave Collins.He didn’t really expect Eliana to be so sharp at running a businessWhat he was sure of was that she was honest and hardworking.After all, she had chased him for three blocks to return his briefcase.In just a few short years, she actually built the West Veridoni
Simon was shocked to see his boss.“Mr. Collins, Miss. President… what a pleasant surprise”Simon dropped his hand and with a big smile on his face, he quickly went to greet the two of them.Collins glared at him and brushed his hand anyway,“Who the hell are you!? Do you want to take a swing at me too?”Simon was shaking,“No, no, no. It was this man who was looking for trouble and I was just trying to scare him. You see Mr. Collins, I just got promoted. My name is Simon Hunter and I’m the new manager of the entire region. Of course I wasn’t going to hurt him, I’ll get someone to take him out right now!”Simon knew that Collins had a very good relationship with the company’s president, Eliana.Plus, he knew how powerful the man was so he had to suck up to him“Regional manager, is it? Eliana, I think you know what to do.”Collins was too tired to waste any of time speaking with Simon.Eliana couldn’t believe that Kevin was almost beaten up in her company headquarters.She turned to S
All of them was indebted to Kevin and that was why they all came together to search for him.This was pretty much how they got to know each other.Antoine spoke first,“Kevin! We have been looking for you for years! If only we thought of looking for you right here in Veridonia.”He sat across Kevin and looked him in the eyeThe man looked like he was about to cry,Kevin chuckled,“It’s really been too long, Antoine. I can’t believe this is your bar. You have done well for yourself!”Antoine smiled broadly when he heard Kevin’s praise.He stroked his chin and laughed.Kevin smiled and shook his head when he saw this,“You’re still the same as before, Antoine. You’re a big man but deep down, you’re like a little boy. Are you starting to blush?”Everyone laughed.“So, Enoch what are you up to? Are you working together?”Kevin looked at the tall handsome friend who was wearing a black casual outfit.Eliana answered the question,“Enoch is doing very well… he runs a security company. His e
Kevin had a mocking look on his face.He said firmly,“He seemed very early, don’t worry about him now. Please contact the Jones family directly. Let them know that, since they have ignored my previous instructions, our agreement with them will be void if they send him here again. If they want to continue to work with us, then they must ensure that all cooperate matters will be handled by Lily and Lily alone, otherwise we have nothing to talk about.”Kevin felt a headache so he closed his eyes and slept back on the sofa.He gentle rubbed the space between his eyebrows.Miss. Johnson nodded,“Sir Drake Jones will have to leave for good if the Jones family still want the agreement to be valid?”“Yes!”Drake sat for a long time in the first floor waiting room.Just as he was getting impatient and was about to go to the front desk for an update, he received a call from Grandma Jones asking him to head home.When he hung up the phone, Drake had a puzzled look on his face.His grandmother
Lily decided to question Kevin instead of thinking about the Williams Media partnership.“Where did you go last night?”When Kevin didn’t come home last night, she felt more uneasy.She had so many questions to ask him about yesterday but he never came home from the banquet.“I was chatting with an old friend. It was too late and I had too much to drink so I just slept there.”“Old friend? Is Mr. Collins from the Whitefield hotel your old friend?”Lily put down the glass and looked at Kevin.“That’s right.”Kevin didn’t want to hide more things from his wife so he just decided to say the truth.Lily was a little bit disappointed to hear his answer.After thinking for few seconds, she sighed.Leaning back on the sofa, she said“I don’t know how you are such good friends with Mr. Collins. Seeing how you were chatting with him last night, I guess I will just have to believe you.”Lily was still wondering on how Kevin happened to know Mr. Collins so well.After expressing her doubts to he